Yes, there is unwanted stress at One Buc Palace.

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“Hey Jason, remember who you learned everything from, will ya?”

Joe understands people kvetch about Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Light for this transaction not made or that transaction not made. [read more]

Bucs cannot get cocky.

If Joe had a nickel for every time he heard “Nobody wants to play this team in the playoffs,” after the Bucs pounded the Chargers in Los Angeles two weeks ago, Joe could have bought a fifth of Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey. [read more]

Bye-bye defense.

Joe still gets the shivers when thinking about the 2017 draft. [read more]

Welcome to 2025! [read more]

One of the most fun personal stories told by a Buccaneer came 13 years ago when then-head coach Raheem Morris formally thanked his three uncles for beating the crap out of him daily as a child because it led to his success.

Bucky Irving may have topped that today. [read more]

Safety Jordan Whitehead speaks.

Not every big Bucs fan stayed awake Sunday night to enjoy the greatest gift Raheem Morris ever gave the franchise. [read more]

Hey, Baker Mayfield won this award two weeks ago!

Today, Mayfield was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the Week 17 schedule.

It’s no surprise. Mayfield was just about perfect against Carolina with 5 touchdowns on 27-of-32 passing for 359 yards.

It’s possible that Mike Evans’ game is on the rise, something atypical for a 31-year-old receiver with 176 NFL games on his résumé. [read more]

National TV sitdown.

So Bucky Irving made an appearance today on “Good Morning Football,” and the NFL Network cast raved about his professionalism on and off the field. [read more]

Bucs must be focused like Calijah Kancey.

Boy, you don’t see this often. Maybe when Tom Brady was slinging the rock in these parts is the last time Joe saw this. [read more]

One of the safest bets in football is that a Todd Bowles defense, no matter who is and isn’t rushing off the edge, will rack up a big season sack total. [read more]

Revealing comments emerged yesterday. [read more]

“Bake, let’s make Mike Leach proud.”

On Sunday, the Bucs had as close to a Mike Leach game as maybe Joe has seen. [read more]

Discusses injured starters.

It’s Week 18, the final week of the regular season. As one can imagine after 16 games the Bucs have some guys beat up. What team doesn’t? [read more]

“Quack.”

It appears the duck may have flown the coop and found a new flock. [read more]

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Demands better fundamentals.

Joe has mentioned the following a few times already because Joe thinks it is so profound. [read more]

Baker Mayfield has fired 39 touchdown passes this season.

Consider that no NFL QB hit that total in 2023 and only one got there in 2022. [read more]